The UK Competition and Markets Authority (#CMA) has launched today a new investigation into #Apple and #Google under the Digital Markets Competition Code (#DMCC) to determine their strategic market status in mobile ecosystems, including operating systems, app stores, and mobile browsers.

We welcome this as a step towards fairer markets where #DeviceNeutrality is the standard, and #FreeSoftware its enabler.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-to-investigate-apple-and-googles-mobile-ecosystems

»#UK antitrust regulator opens probe into #Google's: assessing whether Google has “strategic market status” (#SMS) under the new U.K. Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (#DMCC).« https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/14/uk-antitrust-regulator-opens-probe-into-googles-search-services.html?eicker.news #tech #media

The #UK has a version of the #DMA from the #EU : the #DMCC is here to kick #bigtech 's arse!

And not a moment too soon, as #bigtech seeks to undermine #democracy further as time goes by.

https://www.piratewires.com/p/shock-uk-regulatory-coup-gives-government-sweeping-control-over-us-tech

UAE 🇦🇪 is poised to emerge as a significant global hub for #Gold trade as indicated in a report published by the prominent #business district, #DMCC.

Heavy-handed #tech regulation like the UK's #DMCC threatens to “dampen investment in this vital sector, the health of which is essential for Britain to increase productivity and drive down inflation.”

More from CSIS: https://buff.ly/42Z9lxj

UK digital markets have shown their dynamism in recent years. However, major new legislation is going through Parliament that is intended to regulate how companies compete in the digital economy. #CMA #DMCC #Competition
https://www.project-disco.org/competition/governance-for-the-digital-markets-competition-and-consumers-bill/

Next was a great discussion with @CompetitionFlaneur on the EU's DMA vs the UK's Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumers bill. To borrow a phrase from Richard Whish - the DMA and DMCC aren't brothers, but they are first cousins - and this conversation gets into the details https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNooF4xBnaQ (8/9) #law #DMA #DMCC #EU #UK #antitrust

🚀 Breaking News: The #Solana Foundation partners with Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, tapping into the UAE's free economic zones! A monumental leap for #blockchain & global trade! 🌍 #DMCC #UAE #CryptoNews

Solana Foundation joins Dubai’s Crypto Centre https://www.blockchaintechnology-news.com/2023/10/solana-foundation-joins-dubai-crypto-centre/ #solana #web3 #crypto #dmcc #dubai #blockchain #news #tech #technology

CCIA advised the UK Parliament in comments regarding the #DMCC: “Any new rules should be principles-based rather than targeting and scoping particular companies and imposing specific obligations and prohibitions on them.”

Read more:
https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-comments-to-uk-parliament-on-dmcc/

The UK’s Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumer Bill is at risk of deterring entry & investment from innovative companies, significantly hindering consumer choice, & harming economic growth.

See CCIA’s comments to the UK Parliament on the #DMCC here: https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-comments-to-uk-parliament-on-dmcc/

In comments to the UK Parliament regarding proposed Digital Markets, Competition, & Consumer Bill, CCIA recommended that UK policymakers apply a principles-based regulatory approach & clarify the concept of SMS. #DMCC

https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-comments-to-uk-parliament-on-dmcc/

CCIA advised UK lawmakers that regulatory changes should provide proportionality, predictability, and due process in regard to proposed Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumer Bill #DMCC.

https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-comments-to-uk-parliament-on-dmcc/